No witness who is not a party to a suit shall be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property, or any document in virtue of which he holds any property as pledge or mortgagee or any document the production of which might tend to criminate him, unless he has agreed in writing to produce them with the person seeking the production of such deeds or some person through whom he claims.
CHAPTER IX.––OF WITNESSES
Section 130: Production of title-deeds of witness not a party
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BSA
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 130. Production of title-deeds of witness not a party. | BSA 135 |
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 135 of the BSA, a witness who is not a party to a suit shall not be compelled to produce his title-deeds to any property unless: